Conservatives have dubbed Ken Livingstone London's "credit card mayor" as he racks up the capital's borrowing budget by an extra £2.5 billion. Party Leader Michael Howard and Steve Norris joined forces to condemn the way Mr Livingstone is "frittering away" huge sums of public money - and passing on the bill to the capital's residents who are being hammered by big increases in council tax levies.

Conservative Mayoral candidate Steve Norris has pledged more police on the streets following crime figures confirming London as Britain's most violent city. Statistics issued by the Metropolitan Police reveal a "relentless rise" in violent crimes in the capital, with Londoners facing a one-in-forty chance of being attacked on the streets.